Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

city killer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: city killer
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An asteroid that could destroy a whole city on impact with Earth.

Informal

Example Sentences

"This lacuna in space regulation was highlighted earlier this year, when news spread of an asteroid, a potential “city killer” named 2024 YR4, thought to have a small chance of hitting Earth on December 22 2032."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

city killers (plural)

Questions

What does city killer mean?: An asteroid that could destroy a whole city on impact with Earth.

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